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🐈 A male cat 😏 To flirt a lot
to tomcat

to tomcat

1 9.9
Flirt a lot to try to have many sexual partners
  • verb
  • /ˈtɑmˌkæt/
  • NSFW
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  • Some people disapprove of his habit of tomcatting at every party he attends.

Examples

  • After years of tomcatting, he finally decided to settle down and start a family.

  • He spent his twenties tomcatting around the city, rarely staying with one partner for long.

  • He loves to tomcat around town.

  • Why does he always tomcat at the parties?

  • He tends to tomcat whenever he is at a party, flirting with multiple women at once.

  • During the summer, he would tomcat around town, trying to impress the local girls.

  • It's clear that he loves to tomcat, easily winning the attention of everyone he meets.

Synonyms

sleeping around
vsto tomcat
  • NSFW
9 9.1

Having sex with many different people without a steady partner

focuses on sexual acts rather than general flirtatious seeking of partners
to philander
vsto tomcat
  • NSFW
1 9.3

A man who has casual sexual or romantic relationships with many women without wanting a serious relationship

is broader and means flirtatious pursuit of many partners rather than affairs
to butterfly
vsto tomcat
  • Informal
1 8.3

To talk and act in a playful way to show romantic interest without serious intent

is used for active promiscuity seeking rather than light talk
to cat
vsto tomcat
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To move between places looking for sexual partners

is more about playful promiscuity than predatory searching
to chase poontang
vsto tomcat
  • Offensive
9.9

To try to have sex with many different people

is broader and not necessarily active pursuit or slang
to coquet
vsto tomcat
9.9

To act in a flirty way without serious interest

is stronger in focus on sexual pursuit rather than mere flirting
to coquette
vsto tomcat
9.3

Behave in a playful, flirty way to get attention

is more about seeking many partners than light playful behavior

How Promiscuous

to tomcat
  • NSFW
1 9.9
flirt
22 3.2

Surface Forms

tomcat infinitive
tomcatted past
tomcatted past participle
tomcatting present participle
tomcats third person singular

Morphology

tomcat = tomcat (opaque) = tom + cat

The verb is formed by conversion from the noun 'tomcat', but the promiscuous-human meaning is a figurative extension that is not directly predictable from the literal animal sense.

Etymology

Tomcat as a verb comes from the behaviour of a tomcat, a male cat that chases many females. So, to tomcat is to act like that and seek many partners.